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Introduction to the News & Events Section

You will see from this year's posts, the bioremediation field is exploding with activity! New studies are coming out, cities and other municipalities around the world are installing phytoremediation plants in their green spaces, and people are taking bids for bioremediation of oil spills.

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The Vision Alignment Project
A Vision for Stewardship

This Vision was one of two beautiful Visions sent to us from our friend, Pua, in Hawaii. Mahalo to you, Pua!

I see a world where the earth's soils are restored to abundant, vibrant health; where soils that have been depleted and eroded away, the hardpan is soothed and healed; where desert boundaries are shrinking again and true soil is restored to each wounded place; where the microbiota, the plants and animal life unique to each place return to home and thrive; and where the plant and animal life out of place return to home or to the soil; each to its place, in balance in spirit and space.

Renewed soils and forests call out to the mists, the rains and the dew and they respond in kind. Streams and springs are running full, clean and healthy. Our reefs and coastal stretches are cleansed of decades of soil and oil. We harvest and recycle the plastic patches in the sea. Our oceans and all that reside there are cleansed of toxins; the ocean teems with life again. The amazing biotic and energetic networks that once held all ecosystems and organisms in graceful and elegant balance are reconnected. Our hands work together and we all take up this loving work, this healing, in recognition of the blessed relationship we have with the earth and the universe.

Our gardens and farms are restored to the wealth of diversity they once knew. We no longer need or use chemicals to grow food because we are tending the soil in the way that it needs us to. We are receiving bountiful, healthy, delicious food and in return we care for that which feeds us. Everyone is fulfilled in body or spirit; we all have access to clean water and good food. We share and support each others' wellbeing and in doing so, we need less and our abundance deepens. We place our care of the earth in the center of all our decision making and in that way we are also supported. We are listening, hearing and understanding the messages of the universe. In doing so, we become family once again.

To align with this vision, click here:
http://www.visionalignmentproject.com/

Game-changer: Rooftop solar will be at grid parity in all 50 U.S. states by 2016
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/

BBC News, Science & Environment: Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
http://www.bbc.com/

Gut Microbes and Jet Lag, Shift-Work Weight Gain
Body's helpful bacteria may have internal clocks, too, researchers suggest
http://www.webmd.com/"

Using Phytotechnology to Remedy Damage Caused by Mining in Santiago
http://www.iede.co.uk/

Mending degraded lands to promote the world peace and security
During the 6th World Park Congress in Australia, Madam Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of UNCCD Secretariat, and Mr. Wang Wenbiao, the Chinese role model for desertification combating and COP 11 award-winner of "World Dry Land Champion" jointly release the initiative of "Mending degraded Land to Promote World Peace and Security". It calls for an effective union to be set up by governments, international organizations, private enterprises, entrepreneurs, NGOs and the society, enhancing partnership for cooperation and dedicating to the global desertification combating for better eco-environment, alleviated poverty, world peace and security.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/

http://www.npr.org/
Diet Soda May Alter Our Gut Microbes And Raise The Risk Of Diabetes : The Salt : NPR

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/
Microbes Power Waste Cleanup
by Jenna Iacurci
Nature World news

EDUCATION
Bioremediation The Inexpensive Organic Remediation Method Images
http://www.site.co.uk/

Book: Bioremediation principles / Juana B. Eweis ... [et al.]. by Eweis, Juana B .
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: In situ bioremediation of perchlorate in groundwater / edited by Hans F. Stroo, C. Herb Ward ; authors, Carol E. Aziz
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Bioremediation and Sustainability: Research and Applications
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Fungi in Bioremediation (British Mycological Society Symposia)
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced Experimental Techniques for Indoor and outdoor Cultivation, by Tradd Cotter
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Biotechnology in China I: From Bioreaction to Bioseparation and Bioremediation
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Application of Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, Agricultural and Wastewater
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Handbook of Phytoremediation
http://www.amazon.com/

Book: Phytoremediation Using Constructed Mangrove Wetlands: Mechanisms and Application Potential, by Lin Ke and Nora F Y Tam
http://www.amazon.com/

Plant Adaptation and Phytoremediation, by M. Ashraf, M. Ozturk, M. S. A. Ahmad
http://www.amazon.com/

Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water, BY Terry, Norman
http://www.amazon.com/

http://www.scoop.it/
a page of Youtube videos on the subject of phytotremediation

http://news.pia.gov.ph/
An article on how to sequester pollutants in soil and water through phytoremediation.

http://www.iaea.org/
Phytoremediation of a Former Mine Site: Miscanthus X Giganteus, a Potential Tool, by N. Wanat, A. Austruy, E. Joussein, M. Soubrand-Colin1, C. Gautier-Moussard1, A. Hitmi

http://www.iglobaljournal.com/
Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014; 4(3): 171
Phytoremediation of Organic Compounds
Aalapti Singh, Pammi Gauba (abstract only)

http://www.iglobaljournal.com/
Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014; 4(3): 167
Phytoremediation of Radioactive Materials
Raveesha Malhotra, Sahil Aggarwal, Richa Agarwal, Pammi Gauba
Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201307, Uttar Pradesh, India

http://www.ijabbr.com/
Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi in Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated: A Review
Article 47, Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2014, Page 1854-1864 (abstract only)

http://www.iaea.org/
Phytoremediation Efficicency of Certain Indigenous Planted Species on Contaminated Coal Mine Spoil
in Dry Tropical Environment, India
A.N. Singh, R. Kaur
Department of Botany, Panjab University Chandigarh-160014, INDIA
(abstract only)

http://www.academicjournals.org/
Review: Efficacy of phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophytes for its applicability in treatment wetlands: A review of developments and research
Golda A. E., Poyyamoli G. and Nandhivarman M.
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014, India.

http://www.innspub.net/
RESEARCH PAPER
Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)
Microorganism's application strategy for bio-phytoremediation of heavy metal: A review
Ebrahim Shirmohammadi, Mojtaba Khaje, Mohammadreza Shirdali, Ghasem Hosein Talaei, Hassan Shahgholi

http://www.gameduellinc.com/
Information on phytoremediation of polluted mine sites.

http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/
Phytoremediation of Lindane in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana Expressing a Bacterial HCH-dehydrochlorinase (LinA) Protein
Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (ɣ-HCH), commonly referred to as lindane, is one of the most widely studied and ubiquitously detected organochlorinated contaminants within the environment. Mainly used as a pesticide, it is highly resistant to chemical, biological and natural photolytic light degradation which enables it to remain intact for long periods of time. (abstract only)

http://www.josunas.org/
Phytoremediation Potential of Some Indigenous Herbaceous Plant Species Growing on Metalliferous Mining Site at Nahuta, Bauchi State, Nigeria (abstract only)

http://www.pharmaresearchlibrary.com/
A Study on Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals from Paper Mill Effluent Soil Using Croton Sparsiflorus (abstract only)

http://www.slideshare.net/
Phytoremediation, an Option for Tertiary Treatment of Sewage
Dr.Arvind Kumar Mungray, Chemical Engineering Department, SVNIT, Surat
(educational slide show)

http://www.ssww.com/
Phytoremediation Plant Growing Kit (toy)

https://www.google.com/
Advances in Microbiology, 2014, 4, 796-807
The Evaluation of Bioremediation Potential of a Yeast Collection Isolated from Composting Bianca Trama, João Daniel Santos Fernandes, Geórgia Labuto, Júlio Cézar Franco de Oliveira, Cristina Viana-Niero, Renata C. Pascon, Marcelo A. Vallim, Departamento de Cîncias Biológicas—Universidade Federal de S̃o Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brasil

http://theberkshireedge.com/
article, Sept 16, 2014
Bioremediation resumes at Log Homes site; development by spring

http://energyvulture.com/
Phytoremediation of Soils at Open Dump and Incineration Sites in Kerala, India, article by Hilary Haskell

http://www.dredgingtoday.com/
NUS and GIS Make Breakthrough in Treating PCBs
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering have developed a novel approach that could greatly enhance the effectiveness of destroying polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment.

http://oatd.org/oatd/
An odor control simulation test of in-situ 1,2-dichloroethane bioremediation masters thesis, by Yu-cheng Lin, abstract

http://srphsph.harvard.edu/
10th International Phytotechnology Society Conference - See more at: http://srphsph.harvard.edu/
October 1, 2013 - October 5, 2013
Harvard School of Public Health

https://www.onepetro.org/
Ex-Situ Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil - An Example from Oman, by Dennis Kronborg Alexandersen (BAUER Nimr LLC) | Tom Headley (BAUER Nimr LLC) | Stephane Prigent (BAUER Nimr LLC) | Ismail Mahmutoglu (Free Consultant) conference paper - abstract only

http://www.filtsep.com/
Grant awarded to groundwater research
25 September 2014
A scientist from the University of Minnesota has received a grant from The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation (NGWREF) to develop a research project on the bioremediation of groundwater.

https://sustainability.psu.edu/
Webinar: "The Development of Sustainable Bioremediation Technologies to Solve Global Water Challenges"
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Penn State Water Resources Extension webinar
Dr. Rachel Brennan, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Penn State University, "The Development of Sustainable Bioremediation Technologies to Solve Global Water Challenges"

http://www.slideshare.net/
Bioremediation of Pesticides (plus transcript)

http://www.rambuenergy.com/
Chevron makes public appeal to defend employees over bioremediation caseJ
Jakarta, October 2, 2014

http://www.geosyntec.com/
Geosyntec Bioremediation Experts Participate in Environmental Business Council of New England Program
Release Date: 10/01/14
Doug Larson, Ph.D., P.E., LSP and David Adilman, P.G. of Geosyntec's Acton, Massachusetts office will both participate on a panel for an upcoming program presented by the Rhode Island Chapter of the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC).

http://jnrd.info/>
Monitoring ground water quality and heavy metals in soil during large-scale bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated waste in India: case studies (abstract only)

http://helloandrea.co/
Why Mycoremediation Certification is Poised to Lead Education Reform
POSTED ON OCTOBER 4, 2014 BY Andrea Rossi
The field of mycoremediation is growing rapidly, with fungi-loving folk no longer relegated to the margins of scientific study or to regional fall mushroom festivals. The general public is beginning to value mycelium cultivation as a real solution . . .

http://femaleandfungi.com
Womyn in Mycology website, articles, resources, inspiration

http://www.academia.edu/
Bioremediation of Aged Petroleum Oil Contaminated Soil: from Lab Scale to Full Scale Application

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/
Article: Bioremediation can restore China's polluted land
Henan and Jiansu provinces have been attaching great importance to bioremediation technology—the use of microorganisms to degrade contaminants that pose risks to the environment or to human health.

http://www.ukm.my/
Water Hyacinth Bioremediation for Ceramic Industry Wastewater
Treatment-Application of Rhizofiltration System (Biopemulihan Keladi Bunting untuk Industri Air Sisa Seramik Aplikasi Perawatan Sistem Rizoturasan)
SITI HANNA ELIAS, MAKETAB MOHAMED, AZNAH NOR-ANUAR, KHALIDA MUDA, MOHD ARIF HAKIMI MAT HASSAN, MOHD. NOR OTHMAN & SHREESHIVADASAN CHELLIAPAN

http://www.douglas-budget.com/
Article: Cameco teams with UW for biostimulation
Posted on Oct 9, 2014, by Trevor Andersen
Cameco's Smith Ranch-Highland uranium mine, in northern Converse County is the largest in the nation. Utilizing a grant program initiated by the Wyoming Legislature, the University of Wyoming has teamed up with Cameco to study a process called biostimulation that will hopefully increase the effectiveness of land reclamation efforts.

http://instausers.com/mushroomcultivation/
Stories of mushroom cultivation

http://www.radionz.co.nz/
Vet warns of oil waste farm threat
New Zealand: Senior Massey University veterinarian Alan Thatcher is the latest to speak out against the oil industry waste farms in Taranaki, where he fears a food safety scandal could be brewing.

http://www.themunicipal.com/
The Bioremediation Answer: Microbes
Utilizing microbes, bioremediation can clean up contaminated soil and groundwater while limiting impacts on the environment, citizens and animals. During the bioremediation process certain microbes are used to "devour" contaminants, including oil and other petroleum products, solvents and pesticides.

http://www.bioportfolio.com/
An experimental study on bioremediation and photolysis of enrofloxacin. (abstract only)

http://65.54.113.26/Publication/
Oil bioremediation using insoluble nitrogen source (Citations: 8)
Eugene Rosenberg, Rachel Legman, Ariel Kushmaro, Ellik Adler, Haim Abir, Eliora Z. Ron (abstract only)

http://omicsonline.org/
Omicsonline.org's summary of research in herbicide bioremediation

http://www.washingtonpost.com/
The dirt in Central Park contains thousands of previously undiscovered microbes - The Washington Post

http://blogs.egu.eu/gsoil/
G-Soil

Soils are key to the functioning of the Earth system and provide the food and fibre supply for humankind. The importance of soils to both people and the environment makes soil scientists and their research fundamental to society. Here, we bring soil science into the public eye, detailing the latest research in the field, straight from the scientists!

The aim of the blog is to:
Promote SSSD-EGU activities.
Promote communication and scientific interchange among worl-wide soil scientists.
Provide a forum for dissemination of information and soil-related activities.
Everyone can contribute by sending a message to any of the editors.

http://blogs.egu.eu/
Phytoremediation Potential of Phragmites Karka For Arsenic Contaminated Soil And Water

http://career.duth.gr/ 11th International Phytotechnologies Conference
This conference provides the opportunity to scientists, engineers, consultants, policy regulators and other interested individuals to explore and discuss how recent developments in phytotechnologies address current and emerging environmental challenges. Phytotechnologies refer to plant-based technologies to clean water, soil, air and provide ecosystem services including energy from biomass. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics

http://www.docstoc.com/
The Effect of Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal by Orok-Orok (Crotalaria sp.) On the Growth of Aloe Vera

http://www.xuyue.org/
O2 and H+ activities are essential to all organisms, while aquatic organisms seems to be more sensitive than others in response to environmental changes, especially pollutants. So, O2 and H+ fluxes are good and reliable indicators of environmental pollutions.

https://player.fm/
Interview with Tradd Cotter, a microbiologist and mycologist who, along with his wife Olga, owns and operates Mushroom Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina. He is also the author of the book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation from Chelsea Green Publishing. See also: http://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/2014/tradd/

https://joshdhaene.wordpress.com/tag/bioremediation/
Bioremediation / Mycoremediation Lesson with Professor Josh d'Haene.

http://everythingmushrooms.com
Located in Knoxville, TN

http://everythingmushrooms.com/

BOOK: Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation. By Tradd Cotter
http://www.amazon.com/

http://www.mushroommountain.com
Mushroom farm in Easley, South Carolina

http://www.serdp-estcp.org/
Protocol for Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation Using Emulsified Edible Oil
Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Management of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents, perchlorate, and explosives is one of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) greatest environmental challenges.

http://www.bioportfolio.com/resources/
Papers on phytomrediation from the International Journal of Phytoremediation

http://www.bioportfolio.com/
Novel fungal consortium for bioremediation of metals and dyes from mixed waste stream.

http://www.npr.org/
Biologist Nathan Wolfe says the unseeable world of microbes is fertile ground for new discoveries.

http://www.ucsf.edu/
Michael Fischbach, PhD, an assistant professor of bioengineering with the UCSF School of Pharmacy, who has established a career discovering interesting molecules made by microbes.
"We used to think that drugs were developed by drug companies, approved by the FDA, and prescribed by physicians, but we now think there are many drugs of equal potency and specificity being produced by the human microbiota," Fischbach said.

http://agsci.psu.edu/
Webinar: The Development of Sustainable Bioremediation Technologies to Solve Global Water Challenges
Speaker: Rachel Brennan, Penn State University
Date and Location
When (Date/Time) December 17, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com
Little House in the Suburbs
Plants, creative ideas, self-sufficiency, gardening.
http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/

Book: Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation
http://www.amazon.com/

http://solicregeneration.com
Solic Regeneration's focus is to treat and remediate contaminated water and soil onsite. This is achieved by a variety of proven effective technologies that Solic uses to meet environmental regulations and cost requirements, Alberta, Canada

http://www.wwdmag.com/wastewater-bioremediation
W&WD - Water & Waste Digest
Wastewater Treatment magazine: source for information, equipment

http://www.watertechonline.com
Water Technology Online - the latest news on water
http://www.watertechonline.com/
NGWREF awards grant for bioremediation of groundwater research project in Ohio
See also: http://www.environmentguru.com/
See also: http://sagarmediainc.wordpress.com/

http://oatd.org/oatd/
Enhancing saccharification of phytoremediation biomass using both dilute acid hydrolysis and microwave absorbing materials in the microwave system - abstract only

http://wallpaper-it.com/
Computer wallpaper - a slide showing how bioremediation works

https://www.google.com/search
Selection of the Most Effective Cultivar of Genus Zinnia Flowers for Phytoremediation of Oil-contaminated Soil

http://www.frontiersin.org/publications/15328981
Phytoremediation of MTBE with hybrid poplar trees. abstract only

Links in the next section were added 1/17/2015.

Analysis of Pollution Removal from Compost Leachate by Vetiver Grass (L.) Nash Plant (Vetiveria zizanioides) Albert Chukwuemeka Ibezute, Prekeyi Tawari-Fufeyin, Osayomwanbor Ebenezer Oghama

Conference: Second Annual Innovation Conference, Hosted by the Washington Student Science Association (12/21/14)

Educational slide show on bioremediation and phytoremediation

Phytoremediation: Devguradia dump could become a garden If everything goes as per plan, then trenching ground at Devguradia, which is causing pollution and health hazards for the residents of townships on bypass road, can be turned into a beautiful garden in next two years. Thanks to environment friendly bioremediation process through which mountains of garbage can be turned into compost.

Book: Polar Microbiology: The Ecology, Biodiversity and Bioremediation Potential of Microorganisms in Extremely Cold Environments

Book: Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

Book: Phytoremediation and Rhizoremediation, Theoretical Background

Actinobacteria: Application in Bioremediation and Production of Industrial Enzymes, by by Maria Julia Amoroso (et. al.)

Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants, by Ellen L. Kruger, Todd A. Anderson, and Joel R. Coats, eds.

Mycoremediation, by Harbhajan Singh

Book: Screening of Indigenous Vegetation for use in PHytoremediation: Distribution, Abundance and Taxonomy of Heavy Metal Tolerant Plant Species in a Degraded Mine Site

Book: Bioremediation of Recalcitrant Compounds

Book: Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals

Book: Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, vol. 1 Book: Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, vol. 2

Mushrooms to enhance bioremediation of PAHs (Source University Autónoma of Madrid & University of Tuscia at PubMed)

Role of Siderophores Produced by Alcanivorax Borkumensis During Bioremediation Process (abstract only)

Growth response and mycoremediation activity of Coprinus comatus on heavy metal contaminated media (abstract only)

Mycosphere Online - Journal of Fungal Biology Mycosphere is an international peer-reviewed journal with swift publication of high quality papers on fungal biology, including lichens. This includes reviews, research articles, methodology papers, taxonomic works such as monographs, and checklists. Mycosphere has a policy of Open access publishing. All manuscripts will undergo peer review before acceptance. Mycosphere will publish each manuscript as quickly as possible following acceptance by the editors.

Photos of mushrooms and fungus

Article: Peter McCoy explains how mushrooms cam save the planet

Article: Mycoremediation Responce Team of SAVEfarms.org

Article: 9 Amazing and Gross Things Scientists Discovered About Microbes This Year | WIRED

Article: Can Microbes in the Gut Influence the Brain?

Study: Skin Microbes May Boost Immune Response - Global Indian - Mobile

Phytoremediation blog, by Dr. Paul Olson

Understanding Plant-Microbe Interactions for Phytoremediation of Petroleum-Polluted Soil

Mycoremediation of Endosulfan and Its Metabolites in Aqueous Medium and Soil by Botryosphaeria laricina JAS6 and Aspergillus tamarii JAS9

Where Waste Meets Waste: EcoSponge Encourages Stewardship

Metagenomic Analysis of the Bioremediation of Diesel-Contaminated Canadian High Arctic Soils

The Effect of CO2 on Algal Growth in Industrial Waste Water for Bioenergy and Bioremediation Applications

Rayton's new super-efficient, affordable solar panels could trump fossil fuels

Phytoremediation - Plant Pollution Control
Department of Bio Chemistry conducts a lecture on Phytoremediation - Plant Pollution Control by S Kalavaty, Former Associate Professor, Bishop Heber College, Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Chitiram, Trichy, Tamilnadu,India

Kochia has been suggested as an agent of phytoremediation because it is able to grow in soil with high levels of elements like mercury, silver, zinc, and uranium. Phytoremediation is treating environmental issues through plants. Kochia is also a great weed for areas suffering soil erosion.

Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation A new voice for Pensacola's environment Dr. Dick Snyder, UWF professor and director of the UWF Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation at the Simpson River Fishing Pier in Pensacola. Michael Spooneybarger/ Pensacola Today As Dick Snyder prepares to leave the University of West Florida, Wade Jeffrey will take over the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation.

Statement about phytoremediation by the St. John Indiana Garden Club

Use of integrated phytoremediation for cleaning-up of oil-sludge-contaminated soil A. Yu. Muratova, A. D. Bondarenkova, L. V. Panchenko, O. V. Turkovskaya (abstract only) "A Plant Genetically Modified that Accumulates Pb Is Especially Promising for Phytoremediation" (2003), by Carmina Gisbert et al.

Use of integrated phytoremediation for cleaning-up of oil-sludge-contaminated soil A. Yu. Muratova, A. D. Bondarenkova, L. V. Panchenko, O. V. Turkovskaya (abstract only)

Wild Flora of Mine Tailings: Perspectives for Use in Phytoremediation of Potentially Toxic Elements in a Semi-Arid Region in Mexico (abstract only)

Article: Willow trees are cost-efficient cleaners of contaminated soil

Article: Willow Trees Purify and Restore Contaminated Soil, by Jenny Michelle Panganiban

Pakistan Today article: Capital wastewater to be treated

Article: Four OIC states interested in Pakistan's waste water treatment technology

Pakistan Daily Times article: Pakistan Bioremediation Model for wastewater treatment established

Discussion board: Pakistan Bioremediation Model for wastewater treatment established

Article: Baguio boy's experiment shows banana peel absorbs metals (City of Baguio, The Philippines)

The Plastic-Eating Fungi That Could Solve Our Garbage Problem, by Stacey Anderson
Related: There Are 270,000 Tons of Plastic Garbage Floating Atop the World's Oceans, by Douglas Main
Related: The Garbage Eaters, by Erin Biba "What scientists have recently discovered is that the sudden appearance of concentrated nutrients is waking up and attracting dormant microbial life."

Bioremediation Technologies And Services Market - Expected To Witness Growth In The Future, Report on the potential growth of bioremediation services

Ecopiling: A combined Phytoremediation and Passive Biopiling System for Remediating Hydrocarbon Impacted Soils at Field Scale (abstract only)

Good Youtubes on phytoremediation

Article: educational discussion about the basics of bioremediation

Research on Ectopic Bioremediation of Saline-alkali Soil (abstract only)

Phytoremediation in lead-contaminated soils of a mining area in SE Spain: role of a chelating agent and a growth, promoter in lead uptake by Medicago sativa

WorkTrade is Now Open for 2015 Five-Day Mushroom Cultivation and MycoRemediation Courses (http://fungiforthepeople.org)

bioremediation for landfarm activities

Using E. coli to create Bioremediation systems

hybrid poplar trees for bioremediation

Phytoremediation of Metal (Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd And Cr) Contaminated Soils Using Canna, by V. Subhashini* and A. V. V. S. Swamy, Department of Environmental sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur, 522510. Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. (abstract only)

Business in Vancouver article: Tiny life forms play big role in fighting pollution - Research looks at use of microbes to improve efficiency, protect environment, by Nelson Bennett

Article on how bioremediation works

Forum discussion: whether bioremediation is the solution to eliminate garbage from the planet.

Educational chart showing the phytoremediation capablities of six house plants.

http://www.theguardian.com/ Colourful 'solar glass' means entire buildings can generate clean power, by Adam Vaughany British firm develops colourful, transparent solar cells that will add just 10% to glass buildings' cost

http://grist.org/ See-through solar cells could turn your windows into power stations, By Sara Bernard

http://industrialnature.org/ Southlands Bioremediation Project - Mike Manefield on ABC today talking about remediation of the groundwater using microbes.

http://www.undergroundhealth.com/ Using bioremediation to recharge the water table, using simple rainwater harvesting, along with swales, french drains, and planting native plants and trees. Recycling water is another important way to preserve water security by stretching vital resources.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ New England Log Homes site bioremediation begins, by Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle Staff

http://www.ertvideo.org/ VIDEO (12 minutes): A team in northern Wyoming implemented Bioremediation, an onsite process that uses naturally occurring microorganisms to breakdown petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in soil. The contamination was the result of oil well exploration.

"[Harry L. Allen, III, Ph.D.] specializes in the cleanup of oil spills, hazardous waste and contaminated soils through bioremediation - the use of microscopic organisms to break down toxic chemicals. He suggests that compost could play a pivotal role in mitigating the Deepwater Horizon spill both on shore and in shallow waters. The only limitation would be that the mixture should not sink"

"Compost is a rich source of bacteria and actinomyces, microscopic organisms that fall somewhere between bacteria and plants. These are equipped with complex metabolic systems that breakdown complex hydrocarbons like those found in oil, pesticides and other common petroleum-based pollutants. . . ." (quoted in BioCycle [sorry, article is now offline] the magazine for advancing composting, organics recycling & renewable energy - click to read the original article).

Cleanenergyworks!! The people who started Cleanenergyworks.us get what I am talking about. This is the first positive statement anybody has made to define our crisis and point us toward a solution. Simple but effective. A company that makes these machines for commercial and household use: ecoloblue.com

A few words about Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs). This is a great technology to develop along with solar. If solar light can power a refrigerated coil, and that condenser coil will make water, let's do it. We need more research and development in this area. It seems like the perfect thing, using heat to make cold, and make water.
Further, we have the options of whether to purify the water to drink, or let it drain into a larger system, such as a city works, or natural pond or river system that refills the groundwater tables.
This would be a great use of solar energy, and also a good way to provide more water in areas stricken with drought.

The New York Times book review: Missing Microbes: How Antibiotics Can Do Harm, by Martin J. Blaser, M.D. Henry Holt and Company. Click here to buy it at Amazon.com (hardcover) * (Kindle).

http://preventcancer.com Finally - an anti-cancer organization that acknowledges that carcinogenic chemicals cause cancer (say it ain't so - ha ha). Yes, household chemicals and carcinogens added to our food supply cause cancer. Here it is, check it out. All the other anti-cancer organizations use their wealth to prevent people from finding out that it is their own food and under the kitchen sink chemicals that are causing the cancer epidemic.

A Simple, Elegant Invention That Draws Water From Air, by Laura Secorun Palet, NPR. "The WarkaWater gathers water from fog and condensation. Named after an Ethiopian fig tree, it consists of a 30-foot bamboo frame and a nylon net. It was invented by an Italian firm and three of them are shown here in an Ethiopian village."

Marine microbes 'eat' plastic pollution PhD candidate Julia Reisser was the first to document biological communities living on sand-sized pieces of plastic in Australian waters. "I am excited about this because the plastic eating microbes could provide better solutions for waste disposal practices on land." Study co-author Jeremy Shaw said large numbers of silica-forming algae weighed down their plastic host, potentially causing tiny pieces to sink to the bottom of the ocean. Another article on this study, Japan Times.

Specialized Microbes Clean Stubborn Chemicals From The Environment In a series of new studies, Anca Delgado, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, examines unique groups of microorganisms, capable of converting hazardous chlorinated chemicals like trichloroetheene (TCE) into ethene, a benign end product of microbial biodegradation. The new studies explore the metabolic activities of a group of microbes known as Dehalococcoides, and propose strategies to improve their effectiveness for environmental cleanup projects involving chlorinated chemicals. (another article on this subject - click here)

New Treatment Effectively Reverses Tooth Decay, Could Make Dentist's Drills Obsolete Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralization (EAER). As the name implies, a small electrical current allows calcium and phosphate to remineralize the tooth, protecting against decay.

Solar Roadways, video, alternative energy, smart roadways

Solar Roadways video

Global Microbial Biosurfactants Market for Household Detergents, Industrial & Institutional Cleaners, Personal Care, Oilfield Chemicals, Agricultural Chemicals, Food Processing, Textile and Other Applications Dublin (see also: researchmarkets.com)

Mycoremediation

https://www.facebook.com/ Metal bioremediation through growing cells (bacterial/fungal/algal)

http://omicsonline.org/ Perspectives of Bioremediation through Mushroom Cultivation

Book: Mycoremediation Fungal Bioremediation, by Harbhajan Singh

BOOK: Practical Environmental Bioremediation: The Field Guide, R. Barry King, Gilbert M. Long, John K. Sheldon

https://www.facebook.com/PermacultureAssociation/ Permaculture Association on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ All results for mycoremediation on Facebook

http://www.environmentguru.com/ MycoRemediation Design Course, 09/15/2014 - 09/19/2014, Eugene, OR

http://www.amazonmycorenewal.org Amazon Mycorenewal Project province of northern Ecuador. Working with indigenous fungi, bacteria, and plants, AMP researches the science and technology of bioremediation to treat petroleum contaminated soil and water systems in the region.

https://www.youtube.com/ Youtube: A Solution to Pollution - Mycoremediation - using fungi to clean up oil spills in the the Ecuadorial Amazon

http://www.mushroomfarm.com Offering 350 wild mushroom species online http://morel-x.com Mushroomfarm.com blogs

http://realitysandwich.com// Mycoremediation and Its Applications to Oil Spills, Paul Stamets Focus on the BP Deep Horizon disaster.

Otherworldly photographs of rare fungi

WordPress blog: herbandstitch on mycoremediation, "Towards a Sustainable Future"

Mycoremediation One of the main roles of fungi in the ecosystem is decomposition, which is done by the mycelium. It mainly secretes extracellular enzymes and acids that degrades down lignin and cellulose, the two chief building blocks of plant fiber.

farmed mushrooms for slow food, medicine, bioremediation.

Permaculture Magazine Using Mushrooms to Clean Up Waterways

Video - how to farm mushrooms for Slow Food, medicine, bioremediation

Researcher Develops Innovative Way to Use Fungi for Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil

a brief but interesting presentation on how to deal with lead contamination

Mycoremediation (Bioremediation with Fungi) - Growing Mushrooms to Clean the Earth. A mini-review, academic paper

fungiforthepeople.org: Mushroom Cultivation, Research and Education. News: MycoRemediation Design Course setting forth to Evolove the world of Earth Healing Eugene, Oregon: This September twenty individuals from across the planet will converge in a revolutionary training program designed to get them working with Fungi for environmental and social justice. The course is a new approach to accelerating the field of bioremediation with mushrooms and other fungi, an exciting area of research ripe with emerging technologies, Sept. 15-19, 2014, Eugene, Oregon. Upcoming events from Fungi for the People! click here visit fungiforthepeople.org

shroomery.org forums School project testing pearl oysters, mycoremediation

mycoremediation blog Mycoremediation: fixing contamination with mushrooms

academic article Mushroom as a product and their role in mycoremediation

Bay of Fungi mycoremediation services

news article Mycoremediation Responce Team of SAVEfarms.org; another article

business opportunity "Looking for a partner for a mushroom/ mycoremediation buisness (Shutesbury, Ma)."

mycoremediation image Douglas Gayeton

editorial: Mycoremediation Campaign on Indiegogo Falls Short of Goal see more from MycoRant, click here

mycoremediation of radiation this is a discussion forum hosed by shroomery.org.

Mycoremediation and oil spills journalist's suggestions for Gulf Coast oil remediation

Fungi for Forty How mushrooms can help us discover a deeper connection to our environment

academic article Mycoremediation an Eco-friendly Approach for the Degradation of Cellulosic Wastes from Paper Industry with the help of Cellulases and Hemicellulase activity to Minimize the Industrial Pollution Amrita Singh and Richa Sharma
Abstract: Fungi can easily colonize and degrade large varieties of waste e.g. waste paper, saw dust, wood chips, bagasse, black liquor of pulp and paper industrial effluents etc.. Fungi utilize some of these hazardous compounds as nutrients source and degrade or fragmenting the pollutants into non-toxic simpler forms.

learning opportunity (northeastern Los Angeles) Bioremediation 101 - using plants, bacteria and fungi to heal our soils - The Huntington Botanic Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road - San Marino, Calif.; 02/22/14, 12:00 am - 12:00 pm
Urban soils suffer contamination, abuse and neglect that affects public health and the health of local plants and animals. We will learn criteria for assessing a site for possible contamination from heavy metals and chemical pollutants and discuss how to create a combined strategy of phytoremediation (plants), microremediation (bacteria), and mycoremediation (fungi) to implement on your site to help heal your soils. Please bring clear printed images of the site you want to address to class - these images should show spontaneous vegetation of the site as well as any cultivated plants.

The Solution to Pollution - Mycoremediation in the Ecuadorian Amazon A film by Nicola Peel, about how mushrooms are helping to clean up oil spills in the Ecuadorian Amazon.Mycoremediation is an incredible technique using fungi to break down oil and other contaminants. This short film shows how the Amazon Mycorenewal Project initiated the first ever trials using myco-remediation in highly polluted areas of the Ecuadorian rainforest.For more information, including how you can help to support this project, see http://www.eyesofgaia.org and http://www.amazonmycorenewal.org

fungi.com search fungi.com, brought to you by leading mycologist and author Paul Stamets

Mycoremediation for the toxin sarin science is finding ways to rid isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate toxin (sarin) using fungus.

Mycoremediation and Mycorestoration: Fungal Ecology Contributes to Estuarine Restoration, by Rachel Benbrook Restoration Ecologist

StarterPermaculture.com Heal Your Soil and Grow a Huge Garden with Mycoremediation. Mycoremediation is a phrase coined by Paul Stamets. It's a method of using fungi to clean pollution from your soil. The fungus or mycelium is the vegitative part Youtube video

Building materials made with fungus, plant materials Replace toxic particle board, foam board, and other building materials with natural products made with plant by-products and fungus.

pre-mediation myco-remediation with fungus - visit FungiForThePeople, one of the great new sites on mycoremediation

Fairy Rings mycoremediation

Mycoremediation Volunteers prepare mycoremediation burritos out of inoculated straw and cardboard. People For Puget Sound is excited to be one of the few restoration organizations applying innovative new techniques of mycoremediation to help address water quality issues. It's especially fascinating as we are also conductingmycorestoration research with Eco-Techs at sites along the Duwamish and Snohomish Rivers, as well as on Maury Island. The focus of these experiments is to improve plant survivability at sites with especially poor soils by the application of mycorrhizal mushrooms, which form a symbiotic relationship with the roots—resulting in a beneficial nutrient exchange and, hopefully, healthier, happier plants. Mycoremediation takes a bit of a different approach, harnessing the ecology of the mushrooms themselves to address contaminated water and sediment. Mushrooms are great decomposers - adapted to digest cellulose and lignin, the main building blocks of plant tissue.

Using Fungi to Transform Lead into a Safer Mineral

Book Mycoremediation: Fungal Bioremediation, by Harbhajan Singh, book download

Mycoremediation means fungi for the people Fungi, with compost, vermicompost and some other natural products are among the best tools we have for bioremediation

heavy metal bioremediation study Mycoremediation of Benzo[a]pyrene by Pleurotus ostreatus in the presence of heavy metals and mediators. Benzo[a]pyrene is considered as a priority pollutant because of its carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic effects.

Mycopermaculture and Mycoremediation Conference, Where: The Quaker Center outside of Santa Cruz, California, When: June 15th-25th 2013, topics: Fungal Biology, Mycopermaculture, Mycomimicry, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom cultivation methods, Remediating toxins with fungi and bacteria, Cleaning up oil spills in the Amazon, How to have successful organizations and mushroom projects.

Plant and fungi use in Bioremediation In 1975, a military jet leaked over 80,000 gallons of kerosene based jet-fuel into a lake in the suburbs of Charleston, SC. Many people tried to manage the oil spill but it was to no avail. It was almost impossible to stop all of the fuel from being soaked up by the very permeable sandy soil and reaching the ground water. Soon all of the ground water became contaminated and had many toxic chemicals in it. The ground water then began to reach all of the residential area and everyone in the surrounding area knew they were faced with a serious environmental hazard. It was almost impossible to remove all of the contaminated soil and ground water so the only other option was to introduce microorganisms and fungi that could consume all of the toxic chemicals and turn them into harmless carbon dioxide. Because of this introduction of the microorganisms it allowed for any further contamination to come to a complete halt. It even helped to remove 75% of the pollutants that harmed the soil and ground water.

Mycoremediation: Fungal Bioremediation, by Harbhajan Singh - download the book now

mycorrhizal fungus for plant support Dr. Mike Amaranthus explains why mycorrhizal fungus helps plants grow. This fungus is lost when developers scrape and pack the land.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Metal Phytoremediation book excerpt, Ecophysiological Complementarity in Relation to Environmental Stress

Finland researchers successfully use fungus to decontaminate soil, by John Deede, Shale Plays Media. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have found that fungi can be utilized to clean oil-polluted soil. Using white rot fungi, mycelia are introduced to biologically treat the soil for contaminants.

Oregon Group Uses Mushrooms for Bioremediation "Oregon-based restoration nonprofit group, Ocean Blue Project, is harnessing the power of mushrooms to clean up pesticides and other pollutants that plague Oregon and national waterways."

The Potential of Ligninolytic Fungi in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils (abstract) Here is the full paper - click here.

Biotechnology Bioremediation. Key Terms Bioremediation-The use of living organisms (microorganisms, fungi, green plants) or their products (enzymes) to, slide show, including transcripts, educational materials

book download Fungi in Bioremediation Free book download, but you need to open an account at downloadprovider.me

scientificamerican.com: Microbes Help Grow Better Crops [Preview] - Enlisting bacteria and fungi from the soil to support crop plants is a promising alternative to the heavy use of fertilizer and pesticides, By Richard Conniff. This study and the issue of Richard Conniff's agribiome theory also covered in calacademy.org.

University of Texas at Austin Symbiotic fungi inhabiting plant roots have major impact on atmospheric carbon, scientists say. "The role of these fungi is currently unaccounted for in global climate models." Duh. Wake up people.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Potential for bioremediation of agro-industrial effluents with high loads of pesticides by selected fungi.

Bioremediation of petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soils using an ecosystem-based approach in the Yukon, by Kawina Robichaud

This 2-year bioremediation project started in May 2013. It aims to study the effectiveness of an ecosystem-based approach to cleanup hydrocarbon-contaminated soils using fungi, willow and compost. The project will also look at the degradation of chlorinated compounds and the bioaccumulation of heavy metals. The project is taking place at two locations in the Whitehorse, Yukon area.

Researcher Develops Innovative Way to Use Fungi for Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil Earlier this month, new research emerged from Finland illustrating once again the amazingly powerful filtering properties of fungi. The findings of Erica Winquist in her dissertation for Aalto University show that fungi can be harnessed to clean polluted soil that otherwise may not be fit for disinfection using traditional methods.

e-books on remediation of white rot fungi

therawfoodworld.com Have the Fungi Taken Care of the Oil in the Soil, by Anneli Karisten Montin, July 9, 2014.

Symbiotic Fungi: Principles and Practice (Soil Biology) Ajit Varma (Editor), Amit C. Kharkwal (Editor)

Bioremediation blog Basidiomycete fungi are very effective chelators of metal ions. Many basidiomycetes are capable of recovering the potentially harmful metals cadmium, lead, and mercury from the environment, making these fungi a promising candidate for bioremediation of areas with heavy metal pollution [1]. Our fungal toolkit could prove useful for this purpose as well-upregulation of these metal chelating pathways and biosensing genetic circuits could feasibly be integrated into a basidiomycete strain, decreasing pollution while simultaneously monitoring and reporting pollution levels.

video / article Bioremediation of Industrial Pollution Utilizing fungi, bacteria, and plants to reduce oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin and the world.

Researcher identifies petroleum eating mushrooms Mohamed Hijri, a professor of biological sciences and researcher at the University of Montreal's Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV).

academic article Bio-remediation of Dairy Industrial Sludge Through Cultivation of Mushroom, Aagosh Verma, Anuradha Singh, Nupur Mathur, Ruchika Atri and Suchitra Sharma, Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab. Deptt. Of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research ISSN 0976-2612, Online ISSN 2278-599X, Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 169-179 http://www.bipublication.com

Phytoremediation

http://www.landezine.com/ Haute Deule River Banks—New Sustainable District by Bruel-Delmar (France) Photos of phytoremediation landscape architecture Landscape architect: Atelier des paysages Bruel-Delmar Commissioned by: SORELI for the cities of Lille and Lomme and the urban community LMCU

http://download.springer.com/ In situ phytoremediation of PAH-contaminated soil by intercropping alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) with tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and associated soil microbial activity

http://seminarprojects.org/ Definition and summary of phytoremediation; Seminar Topics and Project Ideas http://seminarprojects.org : search this site for more articles on phytoremediation.

http://www.eepsea.org/ An Economic Analysis of the Use of Water Hyacinth for Phytoremediation and Biogas Production in Dianchi Lake, China, by Zanxin Wang, Jin Wan

http://5bio5.blogspot.com/ The first paper to report new phytotoxic effects of a liquid detergent. Before this paper, no phytotoxic effects of liquid detergents were known. New phytotoxic effects of the liquid detergent "Vilva" on the seedlings of the higher plants, buckweat Fagopyrum esculentum and rice Oryza sativa, were discovered. Abstract free

http://cvisc.pshs.edu.ph/ Cosmos sulphureus (COSMOS) FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION OF LEAD (II) IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS A Research Paper Presented to the Curriculum and Instruction Services Division Philippine Science High School—Central Visayas Campus Talaytay, Argao, Cebu Entire paper

https://www.google.com/ Genotypic variation in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. cultivars in growth, nitrate assimilation, antioxidant responses and phytoremediation potential during cadmium stress online copy only

http://www.scribd.com/ The Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) is a nationalenvironmental technology transfer center that provides information on the use of innovativetechnologies to clean-up contaminated groundwater full report

http://scienceindex.com/ Search their vast archive for phytoremediation, bioremediation, mycoremediation, phytotechnology, and other keywords. Find leads to articles, like: Bioremediation, phytotechnology and artificial groundwater recharge: potential applications and technology transfer issues Weed life history model and phytotechnology Influence of phytotechnology on growth, production and leaf area index of black walnut Juglans nigra L. monocultures in Slovakia. Phytotechnology integrity in environmental sanitation for sustainable development. Bioremediation of Distillery Sludge into Soil-Enriching Material Through Vermicomposting with the Help of Eisenia fetida Different behaviours in phytoremediation capacity of two heavy metal tolerant poplar clones in relation to iron and other trace elements

http://eurekamag.com/ Search this site for keywords phytoremediation, bioremediation, mycoremediation, and phytotechnology. Abstracts available free. Phytoremediation of MTBE at a California naval site Phytoremediation: Using plants as biopumps to improve degraded environments The mechanism of phytoremediation and its application prospect The development of a phytoremediation technique for the detoxification of soils contaminated with phenolic compounds using horseradish peroxidase Armoracia rusticana: preliminary results Evaluation of the Macroalga, Muskgrass, for the Phytoremediation of Selenium-Contaminated Agricultural Drainage Water by Microcosms Rhizosphere microflora of plants used for the phytoremediation of bitumen-contaminated soil Phytoremediation: current views on a emerging green technology Anonymous, 2013: Effects of Phytoremediation on Soil Total Hydrocarbon Content Uptake of weathered DDT in vascular plants: Potential for phytoremediation Phytoremediation using bryophytes, 2 - Bryo-filtration of copper in water using two species of Scopelophila

https://docs.google.com Search Google Docs for downloadable articles and books on phytoremediation, and phytotechnolgy
Phytotechnologies Remediation of Environmental Contaminants
Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, Agricultural and Wastewater Contamination by Peter A. Kulakow and Valentina V.
Phytoremediation by Kumar Prasann
Phytoremediation with selected plants in heavy metals polluted soils
Phytoremediation Using Constructed Mangrove Wetlands
Phytoremediation Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology
Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils
Phytoremediation and Rhizoremediation
Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF LEAD (II). IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
Bioremediation and Phytoremediation by Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward
Applied Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Soil Biology

http://www.pollutionengineering.com Search this site for news on keywords phytoremediation, bioremediation.

http://www.scribd.com Search for articles and books with keywords phytoremediation, bioremediation, mycoremediation, and phytotechnology. Advances in Application of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals

http://warezlover.in/ BOOK: The Plant Family Brassicaceae: Contribution Towards Phytoremediation

http://www.upcindex.com/ BOOK: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Pesticide Contaminated Sites

http://www.slugbooks.com/ Book:Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants, by Steven C. McCutcheon

http://5bio5.blogspot.com/ Search archives for keywords phytoremediation, bioremediation, mycoremediation, and phytotechnology.

http://istina.msu.ru/ Problems and Prospects Concerning the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils: A Review abstract only

http://infoscience.epfl.ch/ Plant detoxification capacity of xenobiotic compounds as limiting factor for phytoremediation abstract only

http://www.trjfas.org/ Macrophytes in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Water and Sediments in Pariyej Community Reserve, Gujarat, India Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 8: 193-200 (2008) entire article

hemp phytoremediation in the aftermath of wild land fires in Colorado, researchers ask if hemp could be used to stabilize soil in burned out areas to reduce erosion

What is the fate of plants used in phytoremediation? (answer is to use them for fuel for burning)

heavy metal clean-up "Onion and garlic waste from the food industry could be used to mop up hazardous heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, iron, lead, mercury and tin in contaminated materials, according to a research paper published in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution." See also: http://cleantechnica.com

trees treat sewage in Iowa "The day could come when small Iowa towns have their waste water treated in dense groves of poplar trees planted at the base of wind turbines. That's the vision of Louis Licht, the president and founder of North Liberty-based Ecolotree."

phytoremediation of antibiotics left in soil another new area of research using phytoremediation

Hemp for bioremediation of soil. Hemp cleared its first hurdle Feb. 13, 2012, see Denver Post.

hemp for phytoremediation a bulletin board discussion discussion about using hemp to help the soil.

phytoremediation Firm pilots new tech solution to clean lake. A pilot project by Enzen at JP Nagar's Puttenahalli Lake shows phytoremediation process can improves water quality. Enzen plans to scale up to rejuvenate other lakes too.

phytoremediation project outside the small town of Crozet Virginia, EPA uses phytoremediation to remove arsenic contamination from residential property. Phytoremediation uses.

active buffer zones Afforestation and phytoremediation through green buffer zones

Portland, Oregon GreenWorks Associate Jeff Boggess shows constructed wetlands and other remediated wilderness sites in the Willamette Valley Region to the Constructed Wetlands and Poplar Remediation Technical Tour, put on by the International Phytotechnology Society Eighth Annual Conference in Portland, September 2011. Click here for an article by Jeff Boggess. Israel has more trees now than a century ago, due to planning

Afforestation in India - ten year plan (more info.)

China claims afforestation helping with sustainable environment

Australia Research paper on water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.) to remove Cu, Ni and Zn in aquatic environments.

thehindu.com A new railway would eliminate nearly 500 trees of 30 species; a proposed plan would add a green ribbon of trees along the metro rail track, ten times the number of trees, to compensate.

natureaire.com Active Living Wall Biofilters remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

Phytomremediation wall system the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology—a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill—has created a new prototype that would work with a building's existing HVAC system to reduce energy loads and improve indoor air quality. The Active Phytoremediation Wall System is a modular wall system of pods housing hydroponic plants. Because the plants' roots are exposed, instead of being buried in soil, the plants' air-cleaning capacity increases by 200 to 300 percent. Air moves through a perforated air intake duct—a series of mini-jets are being developed to encourage airflow—and directly over the root system. This allows the rhizomes on the roots to essentially digest airborne toxins—VOCs, particulate matter, and other biological and chemical pollutants—without the plant itself becoming toxic (which is what happens when the toxins are taken in solely through the leaves). The cleaned air then flows out of each pod through a series of clean air ducts and is reintroduced to the environment.

Hemp planted to remediate Chernobyl This article explains that the term "phytoremediation" was coined by Dr. Ilya Raskin of Rutgers University's Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, who was a member of the original task force sent by the IAEA to examine food safety at the Chernobyl site, where they planted hemp to remove radiation from the environment. Phytoremediation is a process that takes advantage of the fact that green plants can extract and concentrate certain elements within their ecosystem. For example, some plants can grow in metal-laden soils, extract certain metals through their root systems, and accumulate them in their tissues without being damaged. In this way, pollutants are either removed from the soil and groundwater or rendered harmless.

Science Daily A Lithuanian company, Biocentras, together with academic partners from Latvia and Lithuania developed a technique that has so far cleaned over 22,000 tons of soil without the need for potentially harmful chemicals or genetically modified technologies. This natural process transforms contaminated soil so that it can be used again for growing all kinds of plants.

First the good news, seed banks around the world have preserved seeds of species we have already extinguished through our ignorance. There is a plant to remediate every chemical. Some plants may serve multiple purposes. Note that organic cures advocates planting and growing plants where you need to remediate. More land should be returned to nature, including wetlands. The more natural the environment, the fewer toxins can remain. In the future, more links on photoremediation will be added to this category as they come in from Google Alerts.

Conference on the benefits of floating macrophytes held in Pakistan Floating macrophytes are shown to remediate toxic chemicals from waterways. Solution: research and grow floating macrophytes, introduce them into the environment where they will benefit affected wetlands, and watch the bioremediation begin.

University of Iowa Environmental Science Professor William Crumpton says his research focuses on "wetland processes and functions in agricultural landscapes, including the dynamics of energy flow and nutrient transformation in wetlands."

Wageningen University Healing Urban Landscapes. Phytoremediation in post-industrial urban design.

Phytoremediation Benefits of 86 Indoor Plants Published Scientists tested 86 species of plants at removing formaldehyde, exposing the plants to gaseous formaldehyde in airtight chambers constructed of inert materials and measuring the rate of removal. Osmunda japonica (Japanese royal fern), Selaginella tamariscina (Spikemoss), Davallia mariesii (Hare's-foot fern), Polypodium formosanum, Psidium guajava (Guava), Lavandula (Sweet Lavender), Pteris dispar, Pteris multifida (Spider fern), and Pelargonium (Geranium) were the most effective species tested. Ferns had the highest formaldehyde removal efficiency of the five classes of plants tested, with Osmunda japonica determined to be most effective of all 86 species. The complete study and abstract are available on the ASHS HortScience electronic journal web site - click here.

phytoremediation explained

Wordpress Blog on phytoremediation: Radicle beets

Phytoremediation Design For Organics From Groundwater Plume (abstract)

environmental WordPress blog: Lew Bornmann

wiki.answers wiki.answers: phytoremediation of heavy metals in soil

answers.yahoo yahoo answers: question about how to do phytoremediation for science far; no answers yet

Google Book review: Plants that Hyperaccumulate Heavy Metals: Their Role in Phytoremediation, Microbiology, Archaeology, Mineral Exploration and Phytomining, Edited by R.R. Brooks, CAB International, 198 MadisonAve- nue, NewYork, NY10016-4314.1998. 380 p. ISBN0-85199- 236-6

India Times article: Metal munching plant discovered in the Philippines, by Subodh Varma, TNN. Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Banos found that the Rinorea niccolifera plant could accumulate up to 18,000ppm (parts per million) of the metal in its leaves, says Professor Edwino Fernando, lead author of the report published in the open access journal PhytoKeys. Further articles on this discovery: forextv.com * frogheart.ca * inquisitir.com * manilastandardtoday.com * thedailydigest.org * theconspiracyindex.com * scidev.net * sgtreport.com * Newly discovered plant might allow us to recover from devastating post-apocalyptic worlds * beforeitsnews.com * minds.com

CBC News, Calgary, Canada video: phytoremediation explained

From Brownfields to Greenfields: A Field Guide to Phytoremediation, the Architectural League's Urban Omnibus; The Culture of Citymaking

Citizens' Guide to Phytoremediation educational materials

Bioremediation: Strategies of Pollution Mitigation, slide show, educational materials on bioremediation and phytoremediation

The Brownfield Phytoremediation (Rehabilitation) Project, Proposal for Youth action on climate change by MY Brownfield Hero

Hemp-based phytoremediation after wildfires in Colorado, an experiment to see if hemp would grow on scorched ground to prevent erosion - ongoing experiment

Amazon.com books on phytoremediation of water

foodtank.com a basic article about how phytoremediation works

phytoremediation page at pintrest.com not sure if this is an ever-changing blog at Pintrist, or if this links to a static page - check it out

Phytoremediation PPT very basic Powerpoint presentation

educational materials A Citizens Guide to Phytoremediation, by the EPA

sunflowers Phytoremediation: The power of plants to clean up [radiation in] the environment (summary)

sunflowers more information on sunflowers and phytoremediation

Phytoremediation blog Using nature to clean your soil (Toxic Gick forum at permies)

WAMC interview audio / video Dr. Lee Newman, associate professor at the State University of New York's College of Environment Science and Forestry, discusses phytoremediation

video about phytoremediation - ConocoPhillips Canada Wins Emerald Award for Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Hawaii to Evaluate Hemp for Biofuel Biomass Magazine By definition, phytoremediation is the environmentally-friendly science of using plants and trees to remove toxins in the soil, such as metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives and crude oil. The toxins are be reduced by planting specific plants and trees in polluted areas

Yahoo Answers conditions where you can use phytoremediation. I'll give this a shot but you should research phytoremediation which has a variety of advantages and limitations depending on the circumstances of the site

video phytoremediation Conventional treatments of contaminated soils are expensive, so there is a strong interest in research of new economical methods.

phytoremediation explained Using Plants To Clean Up Soils. Plant physiologist Leon Kochian (left) and molecular biologist. David Garvin examine wheat

phytoremediation blog by Mimi pudding

National Technical Information Service U.S. Department of Commerce From Phyto-Remediation to Phyto-Mining: Maximizing Value in Producing Bio-diesel from Pennycress.

blog difference between phytoremediation and bioremediation, free doc downloads

phytoremediation chart teaching aid

phytoremediation blog free online books, studies

wallyhood.org blog Thoughts About Using Plants to Clean up Gas Works Park!

rootsimple.com Phytoremediation of heavy metals

sciencereviews2000.co.uk Applications of bioremediation and phytoremediation

bioremediation lingo learn your phytoremediation terms with this page of online flashcards

The New Indian Express Odisha to Pilot Eco-solution for Polluted Water Bodies. While the conventional waste water treatment and sewerage treatment plant (STP) requires high operational cost, phytoremediation is cost-effective.

organicconsumers.org Regenerative Organic Agriculture is the Solution to Global Warming!

As architects delve further into sustainable design methods, the use of plants to remediate contaminated urban landscapes is growing.

Large scale phytoremediation project, Berkeley To reclaim an abandoned railway right of way contaminated with arsenic, they will plant 2, 000 Chinese brake ferns (Pteris vittata). These have the potential to absorb arsenic from the soil and store it in the fronds. They are following EPA protocols and will submit detailed results of their study. Anders Olsen manages the project under Celline Pallud, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Services. Funded with an academic grant. They plan to chop down all the ferns and test them, but why not leave a few ferns around in each area, and test them over time. Maybe they can remediate the arsenic over time. Maybe when the fronds fall off, the microbial life gobbles up the final bits of arsenic. Basically, what you have there is a microbe that eats arsenic. Why cut down all the ferns and clog up the hazardous waste sites?

hemp plant heavy metal uptake The researchers at hempcleans.com plan to study the hemp plant's heavy metal uptake from soil.

Aquatic Phytoremediation Flocking, by Elizabeth Hwangbo Mississippi River contamination dead zone detectors. "When increased chemical concentrations are detected, fins are triggered to expand slowing their speed causing the units to aggregate in an interlocking grid to cleanse the area. The fins push units apart from one another when chemical concentrations are lowered; they disperse and continue to float until another contaminated area is detected."

phytoremediation A team of researchers led by the University of Warwick are about to embark on a research program called "Cleaning Land for Wealth" (CL4W), that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils while at the same time produce platinum and arsenic nanoparticles that can be used in a range of applications.

Plastics Remediation

An easy way to discover microbes that break down plastic is to find plastic that is breaking down, analyze it, and find out what microbes are doing the work. A good place to find disintegrating plastic is in your kitchen sink. Probably one out of ten houses has a splash guard in the late stages of breaking down. So if you are a scientist who wants to learn how to disintegrate plastic using microbes, go cut the disgusting black plastic splash guard out of someone's sink and put it under a microscope! (I discovered this last night when I was scraping out what remained of my old splash guard.)

The Plastic-Eating Fungi That Could Solve Our Garbage Problem, by Stacey Anderson, Newsweek
Related: There Are 270,000 Tons of Plastic Garbage Floating Atop the World's Oceans, by Douglas Main
Related: The Garbage Eaters, by Erin Biba
"What scientists have recently discovered is that the sudden appearance of concentrated nutrients is waking up and attracting dormant microbial life."

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L.A. Times: Scientists find microbes thriving on plastic marine debris. "Plastisphere, a biological wilderness on microbial reefs of polyethylene and polypropylene in the open ocean teeming with single-celled animals, fungi and bacteria, many of them newly discovered. Some may be pathogens hitching rides on floating junk." . . . " 'We were surprised to find microbes in such high numbers on these plastics,' said Tracy Mincer, an associate scientist in marine chemistry and geochemistry at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and coauthor of a report on the findings published online in June in Environmental Science and Technology." "These unique menageries, which arose on plastic debris introduced to the world's ocean over the last six decades, make up extensive food chains of bacteria and single-celled animals that produce their own food, bacteria that feed on their waste products and predators that feed on all of them." "Another surprise: Some microbes seem to have acquired a taste for polypropylene. Others, however, prefer polyethylene." Led by microbial ecologist Erik Zettler of the Sea Education Assn., biologist Linda Amaral-Zettler of the Marine Biological Laboratory, and Mincer—all in Woods Hole, Mass."

Plastic eating microbes news Welcome To The Plastisphere: The New World Of Microbes Living On Ocean Plastic | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6
A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)
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Ideonella sakaiensis: Newly-Discovered Bacterium Can Break Down, Metabolize Plastic
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New Species of Bacteria Can Eat Plastic
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Researchers Identify Plastic-Eating Bacteria
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Researchers find plastic-eating bacteria in recycling plant
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Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in recycling plant
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Plastic degrading bacteria Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 isolated
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Plastic-Munching Bacteria Can Make Trash Biodegradable
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Science: Newly Identified Bacteria Break Down Tough Plastic
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WASTE BREAKTHROUGH: Bacteria discovered which biodegrades plastic bottles in just 6 WEEKS
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Ideonella sakaiensis at Wikipedia
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More ocean garbage news Microbes make cozy homes in ocean's garbage - NBC News.com

wasterecyclingnews.com Yale undergraduates, including Pria Anand, have discovered organisms in Amazon Rainforest fungi which can degrade polyurethanes. The discovery, which is featured in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, may lead to innovative ways to reduce waste in the world's landfills, the university said in a press release. Another article about this discovery - click here. See also: physorg.com

See also: Yale Alumni Magazine. more about P. microspora, a mold of the Ascomycota phylum family, found during Prof. Scott Strobel's annual Yale Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course in the Yasuni National Forest in 2008. The fungi that eat polyurethane come from the guava tree (Psidium guajava) and the custard apple tree (Annona muricata). update on Yale students

See also: Plastic eating fungus

bbc.co.uk "At the UK's University of Sheffield, scientists are investigating how they could accelerate the speed at which the plastic breaks down by looking at micro-organisms already found in the sea that naturally feed on plastic.

Nature.com reports that microbes are eating plastic in the ocean. The article reports: "Plastic-eating bacteria might help explain why the amount of debris in the ocean has levelled off, despite continued pollution."

Radiation Bioremediation

http://www.nanotech-now.com/ Fluorescence image of Arabidopsis cotyledons (after spraying a methanol solution of Cesium Green). Bright fluorescence was observed in parts considered to be vacuoles in the cells.

Engineering of Deinococcus radiodurans R1 for Bioprecipitation of Uranium from Dilute Nuclear Waste
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Barc innovation to help biodegradation of perishable cargo
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Engineering of Deinococcus radiodurans R1 for Bioprecipitation of Uranium from Dilute Nuclear Waste
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APM Terminals, BARC Innovate in-situ Biodegradation Technology
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Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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http://www.science20.com/ UV & Cosmic Radiation On Mars - Why They Aren't Lethal For The "Swimming Pools For Bacteria"

Microbe Radiation Eaters Overview" Not so long ago, everyone believed that the primary source of energy for all life was sunlight.

Bacteria, Iron Cooperate to Clean Uranium from Water Since 2009, SLAC scientist John Bargar has led a team using synchrotron-based X-ray techniques to study bacteria that help clean uranium from groundwater in a process called bioremediation. . . . The bacteria make their own, even tinier allies - nanoparticles of a common mineral called iron sulfide. Then, working together, the bacteria and the iron sulfide grab molecules of a highly soluble form of uranium known as U(VI), or hexavalent uranium, and transform them into U(IV), a less-soluble form that's much less likely to spread through the water table.

Bioremediation of uranium-contaminated groundwater: a systems approach to subsurface biogeochemistry.

Williams KH, Bargar JR, Lloyd JR, Lovley DR.

Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Abstract
Adding organic electron donors to stimulate microbial reduction of highly soluble U(VI) to less soluble U(IV) is a promising strategy for immobilizing uranium in contaminated subsurface environments. Studies suggest that diagnosing the in situ physiological status of the subsurface community during uranium bioremediation with environmental transcriptomic and proteomic techniques can identify factors potentially limiting U(VI) reduction activity. Models which couple genome-scale in silico representations of the metabolism of key microbial populations with geochemical and hydrological models may be able to predict the outcome of bioremediation strategies and aid in the development of new approaches. Concerns remain about the long-term stability of sequestered U(IV) minerals and the release of co-contaminants associated with Fe(III) oxides, which might be overcome through targeted delivery of electrons to select microorganisms using in situ electrodes.

mycelium concentrate radioactive waste "It has been found that various species of mushrooms can thrive and breakdown radioactive waste such as that found in Japan currently. Gomphidius glutinosus can break down radioactive cesium. In terms of volume of soil remediated the mushroom mycelium concentrate the radioactive substance and it is placed in the fruiting body of the basidiocarp. The radioactive waste is still in it's energetic form, just concentrated somewhere else. If there is a need to gather the radioactive waste it is just a matter of gathering the fruiting bodies of the mushrooms. In this manner Oyseter mushrooms can clean up oil spills in the soil quite easily." - Stamets, Paul. Mycelium Running. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2005.

In 1998, Phytotech, along with Consolidated Growers and Processors (CGP) and the Ukraine's Institute of Bast Crops, planted industrial hemp, Cannabis sp., for the purpose of removing contaminants near the Chernobyl site.

Distillery sludge used to treat radioactive sites

spider webs nuclear waste site shows signs of life—researchers believe radiation-resistant spiders and microbes help clean up nuclear waste

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) "Critical genetic secrets of a bacterium that holds potential for removing toxic and radioactive waste from the environment have been revealed in a study by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)."

microbes clean up uranium from groundwater G. sulfurreducens, a species of Geobacter bacteria, has an extraordinary ability to remove uranium from contaminated groundwater. Researchers have been trying to find out how the process works. They suspected that hair-like filaments called pili produced by G. sulfurreducens in certain environments might be the answer.

Scientific American Mechanism by which microbes scrub radioactive contamination revealed

phytoremediation for radiation

Researchers prove that exposure to radiation changes the microbe signature It follows that restoring a healthy microbe signature in the body could cure radiation sickness.

Discover Magazine Bacteria use electric wires to shock uranium out of groundwater

Cellular Systems for Diverse National Needs (Shewanella) Shewanella oneidensis cells can reduce uranium and metals in contaminated environments. Guided by the biological information encoded within genome sequences, we can begin to identify, understand, re-engineer, and harness specific cellular systems for energy production, environmental remediation, and other national needs.

BBC Science News Geobacter bacteria 'nano-wires' clean up uranium contamination.

The Hindu Michigan State University have unravelled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals. Details of the process, which can be improved and patented, are published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. cbsnews.com Gaetan Borgonie, a nematode specialist from Belgium, discovered radiation eating microbes in the rock walls of a South African mine.

The Scientist The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens lives by reducing metals, such as radioactive uranium, rendering them much less soluble and thus less of a threat to the environment. New research published yesterday (September 5) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences points to how they do it.

microbes that generate electricity while cleaning nuclear waste A team of researchers at Michigan State University has come up with the answer to how the mcrobes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste. The team is led by Gemma Reguera, an MSU microbiologist.

Possible breakthrough in Japan [click the link to watch video] Scientists in Japan think they may have found a way to remove caesium radiation from contaminated ground around the Fukushima nuclear plant damaged in the earthquake in March. It involves using microbes to attracts particles from the metal caesium in soil and water. So far results have been very encouraging and the scientists are keen to test the procedure on the ground as soon as possible.

Hemp planted to remediate Chernobyl This article reveals the role of hemp in removing radiation from Chernobyl.

Cladosporium sphaerospermum - fungi that thrives on radiation. "Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, believe that the black fungus converts ionising radiation into usable energy, just as green plants convert sunlight. It appears that C. sphaerospermum copes with the DNA-damaging effects of radiation by having multiple copies of the same chromosome in every cell. This fungus is happy living even in the heart of the Chernobyl reactor, where it was discovered in 1999."

sunflowers remediate radioactive waste as noted above, the sunflowers will absorb the radioactive waste, then will have to be disposed of as contaminated trash. But what better way to get the radioactive waste out of the environment?

phytoremediation for radiation

Uranium bioremediation in continuously fed upflow sand columns inoculated with anaerobic granules: read abstract and supporting information.

UC Berkeley scientists point out that people's lawns are phyto-remediating the nuclear fallout from Japan.

microbes that eat radiation discovered in gold mine in South Africa.

The Solution That Might Save Japan and the World From Radiation These microbes are called extremophiles and they have been known about since 1956. They can withstand radiation 15 times what would kill humans and they actually seek out and eat uranium and plutonium transforming them into far less dangerous substances.

Algae may help clean up nuclear waste Scientists at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have studied the way that bright green algae Closterium moniliferum found in fresh water ponds, soak up strontium and sequesters it. By using synchrotron X-ray microscopy available at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, the researchers were able to map out how green algae absorbs the strontium as well as study how other minerals like barium and calcium affect the process.

Scientists identify algae for nuclear cleanup

Addressing the nuclear waste issue Pond alga could help scientists design effective method for cleaning up nuclear waste.

National Science Foundation: scientists discover bacteria that eat the by-products of radioactivity.

Bioremediation of Radioactive Waste One technology that holds promise for eventually reducing the toxicity and amount of radioactive waste is bioremediation, using live bacteria. This technology makes use of the ability of live cells or enzymes to clean and reduce the volume of waste.

Editor's Note: we have added this category to respond to the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. Our lesson from this is that strains of microbes "eat" nuclear waste, the same way nature eventually dispenses with nuclear waste. Therefore, we now have a Google Alert for the keywords "nuclear bioremediation," and will bring you developments in this field.

We urge officials in Japan to use natural means to enhance the bioremediation process. The future of friendly bacteria is bright. Find them, breed them, love them - and they will love you back. Start with green microorganisms, such as chlorella, spirulina, cilantro, and medicinal mushrooms.

Everyone else: pray that our prayers will help the natural process of nature take place, including a change of thinking in the human race. If we change our story about nature, we will treat it differently. Instead of regarding our planet as a thing to exploit for money, we could see it as a sacred debt. Humankind has taken a toll on the earth, especially in the last hundred years, and it is up to us to reverse that trend and remediate the damage.

Antarctic microbe discoveries Nature News, April 4, 2011, reports:
"Another strange discovery is a previously unknown Deinococcus—a group of bacteria known as the world's toughest—capable of tolerating γ-ray exposures 5,000 times greater than those survived by any other known organism, despite living 15 metres beneath the permafrost. These levels of radiation have never existed on Earth, so the source of the bacterium's resistance is a mystery. Theories put forth so far include that the microbe had an extraterrestrial origin. Blamey says that at this point, no theory has been discarded."

Japan planting radiation absorbing plants, see also: Camel Lunch Blog

Scientists claim algae will get rid of radioactivity in Fukushima According to Dr. Lee Newman, professor of biotechnology and phytoremediation at the State University of New York in Syracuse, algae could help to clean the area near Fukushima Daiichi.

ScienceDirect.com Bioremediation of uranium-contaminated groundwater: a systems approach to subsurface biogeochemistry Kenneth H Williams, John R Bargar, Jonathan R Lloyd, Derek R Lovley

Positive Energy Technology

Besides remediation and detoxification, we need alternative green energy sources. Since microbes may play a role, I have included any interesting links I have found in this category. The goal is to burn less carbon-based fuel, while simultaneously cleaning up carbon pollution we have already caused.

Perovskite Solar Cells Supercharge Electricity Production - Scientific American
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Electrofuels fuels from the process of bioremediation studied

Thin film solar cell UCLA engineering professor Yang Yang, postdoctoral researcher Gang Li, and graduate student Vishal Shrotriya describe innovative polymer solar cell. The polycrystalline solar cell, or thin-film solar cell (TFSC), is also called a thin-film photovoltaic cell (TFPV). See also: Solopower.com * cleantechnica.com * scientificsonline.com * spectrum.ieee.org

Discovery.com Rugged heat- and salt-loving organisms could unlock the secret to efficient biofuel production.

Britain turning food waste into fuel "British Gas and Bio Group, a company working on bioremediation technology, announced they've signed a deal to build a facility in Stockport, England, to convert commercial food waste into gas."

bioremediation-based catalytic converter with a pipe lined with microbes converts exhaust gases from vehicles into reusable fuel

Invention of the Optical Battery announced April 2011

University of Michigan Professor Stephen Rand, and doctoral student W.M. Fisher have announced what they call an "optical battery." They say it will cost less and use fewer precious natural resources. Dr. Rand is a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Physics and Applied Physics. They unveiled their research in the Journal of Applied Physics (see original http://jap.aip.org/).

We need a new, positive, green source of energy. Then we can start to concentrate on environmental remediation, restoration, and detoxification. This is the first positive news we have received on positive energy. The rest of the page is devoted to bioremediation products and research. Our motto is "long live the friendly bacteria." Bookmark this page for news about the optical battery and other positive energy sources.

optical battery A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible

Horsepower to Microbe Power A new report states that: "a type of bacteria called Shewanella Oneidensis that live in oxygen-free environments may be an exciting new power source for everything from lights to mobile phone chargers." The microbes have tiny wires penetrating their walls that emit electricity. The article concludes: "Imagine bragging to your friends about how many million microbes you have under the hood . . . instead of just a few hundred horsepower."

Click here to read the original article. [Caution: The article says, "The hope is that the built in 'electrical outlet' the bacteria have can be re-designed slightly so the electrical charges can be used to clean up oil spills and other pollutants." Does this mean turning them into GMOs [genetically modified organisms]? Doesn't sound good, but I will investigate further.]

Another creative entry to this category is the "solar concentrator" window meant for commercial buildings. They would conserve energy, as well as generate energy. Google "solar concentrator" for more information.

The New York Times Healthy Microbe Cultures, By Gina Kolata, June 13, 2012:

For years, bacteria have had a bad name. They are the cause of infections, of diseases. They are something to be scrubbed away, things to be avoided.

But now researchers have taken a detailed look at another set of bacteria that may play even bigger roles in health and disease: the 100 trillion good bacteria that live in or on the human body.

A Vision for Mother Earth (click here if you want to align with this vision)

We envision our Mother Earth in her Highest Light, where all the waters, everywhere, are pure and clean; where all the plants and animals who dwell in and around the water are living their lives happily, healthfully, and joyfully; where everyone who depends upon the water for their leisure or their livelihood is grateful for the abundance they enjoy;

where the skies are true blue and clear; where all manmade clouds are a thing of the past; and where every breath we breathe is sweet, vibrant, and life supporting;

where the land - everywhere we go, everywhere we look - is pristine and pulsating with life; where the trees are radiant and beautiful, the farms and gardens flourishing with fruits and foods of all kinds in all places; where the animals, both wild and domestic, are respected and guaranteed to live their days in peace and safety;

where the people are honoring and caring for one another in every land, in every home, in every way;

and where Mother Earth, herself, is tended to like a garden; where her beauty is celebrated always; where her beaches, her deserts, her pastures and prairies, her meadows and mountaintops are sacred to all who walk there; and where her Highest Good is considered and honored.

And, finally, we see Mother Earth as a living entity, evolving on her own and joyous on her journey as she becomes a brighter star. We see a Mother Earth who is proud of us, proud of all of us, because we have done what we came here to do.

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